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At the Shrine, Bella Hadid, Pedro Pascal and Chappell Roan push for humanitarian aid in Gaza and Sudan
If you’re ever invited into a Palestinian home, you’ll never leave without dessert. “You’re greeted with so many kinds of cookies and teas,” said Bella Hadid, the Palestinian American model, activist and co-host of Saturday night’s Artists For Aid benefit show at the Shrine Auditorium. “But also love, hugs, and compassion. Palestine is one of
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‘Buckle up!’ Philosopher makes shocking prediction about ‘dire’ impact of Trump
A prominent philosopher shared a shocking prediction about the impact of President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday in a new Substack essay. Émile P. Torres, an ethics philosopher, wrote in his Sunstack, “RealTime Technopocalypse,”that the world is facing a crosscurrent of issues that are likely to cause the infamous Doomsday Clock to tick forward another
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‘Heated Rivalry’: Shane and Ilya’s Love Story to Continue in New ‘Game Changers’ Book
There’s good news in store for fans who are awaiting the second season of the hit HBO series “Heated Rivalry”: a seventh book from author Rachel Reid will be released September 29. “Unrivaled” will see Ilya and Shane out and playing together on the same pro team. The book’s synopsis reads, “A line has been
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Reference to Trump’s impeachments is removed from display of his Smithsonian portrait
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s photo portrait display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has had references to his two impeachments removed, the latest apparent change at the collection of museums as he asserts his influence over how official presentations document U.S. history. The wall text, which summarized Trump’s first presidency and noted his 2024 comeback victory, was
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Chloé Zhao Reveals Her Personal Journey to Get From ‘Nomadland’ to ‘Hamnet’
Chloé Zhao’s 2025-26 awards contender “Hamnet” wasn’t just an emotional journey for its stars and their characters — because the director herself also had to look inward in order to take on a story such as Shakespeare’s. Ahead of Sunday’s Golden Globes, the Oscar-winning filmmaker sat down for a conversation with Seth Rogen on Friday,
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Zohran Mamdani’s team treating NYC businesses as ‘the enemy’ in early goings, top leader says
The outgoing head of the Big Apple’s top business advocacy group said Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team is treating local employers like the “enemy” — as she hoped Hizzoner would step into the void. “I think there’s reason to be nervous in the sense that so far what we’ve heard on the business side is that
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Paris Hilton gives rare update on pal Britney Spears as fans worry about her erratic behavior
Britney Spears’ longtime friend Paris Hilton said there’s no reason to worry about the pop star’s recent erratic behavior. “She’s doing good,” the socialite told the Daily Mail of the “Gimme More” singer at the WWD Style Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on Friday. “She’s doing really good,” Hilton added. Paris Hilton gave a rare
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Ukrainian drone attack in Russia kills 1; thousands in Kyiv without power after Moscow bombardment
A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in Russia, while thousands of residents in Kyiv were still without power and heat following an intense Russian bombardment, officials said Sunday. In the Russian city of Voronezh, a young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone
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Trump’s favorite fantasy is about to hit us where it hurts yet again
President Donald Trump is now apparently planning to request a $600 billion increase in annual military spending starting in October, financed by another huge jump in import taxes, aka tariffs. I said “apparently” since it’s not clear that he thinks he has to request authority for this spending increase or massive tax hike from Congress.
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Bob Weir was a symbol of the Grateful Dead’s unrivaled endurance
In June 2024, I sat with Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and John Mayer backstage at Sphere in Las Vegas, where Dead & Company was 16 shows into a raved-about weekend residency that would ultimately stretch to the middle of 2025. At one point, I asked the three what they did between gigs. Hart said he